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Han Gong-ju

2014 · 112 min

A quiet, cumulative heartbreak that lets everyday warmth slowly curdle into unbearable dread and grief.

Directed by
Lee Su-jin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chun Woo-hee, Jung In-sun, Kim So-young
Tagline
I didn't do anything wrong.
Overview
After being involved in a traumatic incident, 17-year-old Gong-ju is forced to change schools. Uncared for by her parents, her previous teacher arranges for her to hide away at his mother's place. It takes time for her past to catch up with her, but when it does the revelation is devastating.

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Directed by
Lee Su-jin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chun Woo-hee, Jung In-sun, Kim So-young
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • grief
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Lee Su-jin
Starring
Chun Woo-hee, Jung In-sun, Kim So-young, Lee Young-ran, Kwon Beom-taek, Jo Dae-hee, Kimchoi Yong-joon, Kim Hyun-joon
Music
Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography
Hong Jae-sik
Runtime
112 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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